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Russia arrests 10 Muslim terror suspects

“An operation conducted on November 12 in Moscow and St. Petersburg resulted in the arrests of 10 terrorists. They had a total of four powerful IEDs in their arsenals, which were seized,” the FSB said in a statement.

The suspects of Central Asian origin were arrested in collaboration with law enforcement in Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan, the report said.

“The suspects confessed to having contacts with leaders of the terrorist group Islamic State based in the Middle East.”

“They also identified targets of their attack, accomplices and a support base both in Russia and in other countries,” the report added.